Services
01 Jun 2017
Hi-tech drone combats rural crime
POLICE are to deploy a new hi-tech drone to tackle rural crime in Lincolnshire. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be trialled before a force-wide roll out later this year....
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25 May 2017
Can car sharing end rural isolation?
Car share company Liftshare has won £25,000 of funding to explore initiatives to end rural and social isolation. The Norfolk-based firm was awarded the funding by innovation company Nesta through...
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22 May 2017
Rail campaign boost for rural tourism
A MAJOR community campaign has been launched to encourage scenic and sustainable tourism by rail. The ‘Scenic Rail Britain’ initiative is the brainchild of the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP)...
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19 May 2017
Limited support for rural dementia
Rural communities face limited support services for older people experiencing dementia. The Rural Services Network issued the warning to coincide with Dementia Awareness Week, which runs from 14-20 May 2017....
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18 May 2017
Network backs call for better rail services
The Rural Services Network has signed a charter demanding a better deal for rail passengers in south-east England. Passenger groups across the South East are uniting behind the charter, which...
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15 May 2017
Concern over impact of NHS cyber-attack
The Rural Services Network has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on rural doctors’ surgeries. A major incident was declared after NHS Services across England and Scotland were hit...
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15 May 2017
Mobile not-spots ‘hobble’ rural areas
RURAL areas across the UK are being ‘hobbled’ by poor mobile phone reception, says a survey. Full or partial mobile signal ‘not-spots’ affects 70% of firms, according to the study...
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10 May 2017
Rural crime is ‘policing priority’
Police and local partners have launched a partnership initiative to tackle rural crime in Northumberland. A steering group of organisations attending the offical launch meeting included farm leaders, rural businesses,...
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05 May 2017
Communities get faster broadband at last
MORE rural communities are signing up to a BT scheme bringing faster broadband to hard-to-reach areas. Through its Community Fibre Partnership programme, BT has made a commitment to help communities...
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03 May 2017
Police boss says priority is rural crime
TACKLING rural crime has neen named as a priority by Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Commissioner Lorne Green gave an update on his Rural Policing Strategy – launched in autumn 2016 –...
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